4-7 – Scottish Wildlife Trust

Activities for you

Make dried fruit decorations

One of the best moments during Christmas preparations is decorating the tree with the family. But so many Christmas tree ornaments are made out of plastic, which is harmful for …

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Winter is a time for festivities and celebrations, and that means decorations are needed! Natural decorations are always popular at Christmas, particularly evergreen plants. They were first used because their …

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Make a Christmas wreath for birds

In the winter, it is often more difficult for birds to find food. There are far fewer insects available and the cold weather means they need more energy, as their …

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Bake some gingerbread robins

This fun baking activity is a simple way to get the whole family into the festive spirit. Tie this activity in with learning about robins and winter birdlife for a …

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Decorate your own festive wrapping paper

Decorating your own wrapping paper is a fun way of getting in the festive mood. It also means that you can avoid unrecyclable wrapping paper that contains plastic. Here, we …

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Make a model dragonfly

Dragonflies and damselflies love watery habitats. You can find them in places like lochs, ponds, rivers, canals, burns and bogs! Scotland is home to around 29 different species and summer …

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Colour in an osprey

The osprey is one of Scotland’s most iconic birds of prey. These birds fly a huge distance to spend summers in Scotland, and once the breeding season is over they …

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Take the ultimate osprey quiz

Ospreys are birds of prey that migrate to Scotland in the summer to breed. This quiz will test your knowledge of these amazing birds. We have divided the quiz by …

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Give a frog a home

Frogs and toads are amphibians and they need somewhere to rest over the winter months. They don’t truly ‘hibernate’, but essentially they are inactive over the winter. Ideal places for …

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Grow your own oak tree

Oak trees are not only beautiful features of our wild landscapes, they’re also really important for wildlife. A mature oak can support hundreds of species of insects – which of …

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